Extensible bolster roll



EXTENSIBLEi BOLSTER ROLL Filed March '15, 1949 IN V EN TORS Vecla M. SqBY -\rmc1 C.P ant Patented Apr. 15, 1952 EXTENSIBLE BOLSTER ROLL Veda M.Sage, Panama City, Fla., and Irma 0. Plant, Arlington Heights, Ill.

Application March 15, 1949, Serial No. 81,444

2 Claims.

Our invention relates to bolster rolls which are adapted to be coveredwith bedspread material, which includes means for storing a pair of bedpillows therein, and which are adapted to permit the rolling of thebedspread thereon when it is desired to remove the spread from the bed.

With the foregoing in view, it is an object of our invention to providean improved extensible bolster roll..

' A further object is to provide an improved extensible bolster rollwherein a pair of similar extensions are telescopically slidable intoand out of the open ends of a body portion of cylindrical configuration,and wherein each of the extensions and body is provided with alongitudinally-extending radially-directed access opening to permit thestoring of a bed pillow therein.

Other objectsand advantages reside in the particular structure of theinvention, combination and arrangement of the several parts thereof, andwill be readily understood by those skilled in the art upon reference tothe attached drawing in connection with the following specification,wherein the invention is shown, described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bolster roll according to theinvention, one of the extensions being omitted;

Figure 2 is a perspective view on an enlarged scale of one of the.extensions for the roll;

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the body portion of the roll lookingfrom the right of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken substantiallyon the plane of the line 44 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially onthe plane of the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Referring specifically to the drawing, wherein like reference charactershave been used throughout the several views to designate like parts, I0designates generally a hollow open ended cylindrical body having an endring ll disposed adjacent each of the open ends thereof and a disc I2interposed between the rings II. The rings ll and/or the disc l2 areconnected together by a cylindrical side wall [3 which may be reinforcedby suitable longitudinal frame members 14. In the embodimentillustrated, the wall 13 does not extend entirely around the bodyportion, whereby to provide access openings IE on either side of thedisc or ring l2 defined by the frame members l4. Also, the materialofthe wall l3 includes free edges which are wrapped about the framemembers 14. The body portion thus formed is intended to be covered with.any suitable ornamental textile material 30, Fig. 5, in a well knownmanner.

A pair of hollow cylindrical extensions l6 and I! are disposed withinthe open ends of the body in and mounted in the body In for extensileand contractile movement through the open ends thereof. Inasmuch as eachof the exten-' sions is identical, it will suffice 'to describe but asingle one of them; Thus, each extension l6 or I! has a closed outer endwall l8 and. includes a reinforcing ring 19 at the inner end. Thereinforcing ring l9 and the adjacent end ring ll on the body portion 10form interengaging means for limiting the extensile movement of theextensions. If desired, an additional reinforcing ring 20 may bedisposed adjacent the ring IS. The outer surfaces of the end walls I8are preferably padded and covered with ornamental textile material 3|which may correspond to the material 30 of the roll. Any suitable pulls32 may be secured to the end walls l8 outwardly of the covering 3|. Therings l9 and 20 and the end walls l8 are connected together by anysuitable cylindrical wall 2|. Moreover, it is preferred that all of thewalls 2|, as well as the rings [9 and 20, have elongated access openings22 formed therein to permit the insertion and removal of bed pillowsinto and from the interior of the extensions [6 and I1. ,Thus, the edgesof cylindrical walls 2| seat behind the frame members M of the bolsterroll whereby relative rotation of the exjacent end rings ll of the bodyIll to provide means limiting outward sliding movement of theextensions. 7

In use, the extensions are fully telescoped inwardly. The pillows forthe bed are stored in the roll body Ill. Moreover, one edge of thebedspead 33 is secured to frame member M detended to underlie thoseportions of the bedspread which depend from opposite sides of the mainspread body. Thereafter, the bedspread is rolled up upon the extendedbolster roll, whereby a neat roll is readily achieved.

While we have shown and described what is now thought to be thepreferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that thesame is susceptible of other forms and expressions. Consequently, we donot limit ourselves to the precise structure shown and describedhereinabove except as hereinafter claimed.

We claim:

1. An extensible bolster roll comprising a. hollow open endedcylindrical body having. anopening extending longitudinally from one endto the other end, a hollow cylindrical extension having one end open andthe other end closed, said extension having its open end positionedwithin said body adjacent one of the open ends thereofand mounted insaid body for extensile and contractile movement, said extension being.provided with an opening extending inwardl'y from a point spaced fromthe open end and terminating at its closed end, interengaging means onsaid extension adjacent the open end thereof and on said body adjacentsaid one end thereof for limiting the extensile movement of saidextension, and. stop means on the inner face of the closed end of saidextension and engageabl'ewith the open end of said body to limit thecontractile. movement of said extension.

2. An extensible bolster roll comprising a hollow open ended cylindricalbody having an opening extending longitudinally from one end to theother end, a hollow cylindrical extension having one end open and theother end closed, said extension having its open end positioned withinsaid body adjacent one of the open ends thereof and mounted in said bodyfor extensile and contractile movement, said extension being providedwith. an opening extending inwardly from a point spaced from the openend and terminating at its closed end, interengaging means embodying aring carried by said extension adjacent the other end thereof andengeageable with a ring fixedly secured to the inner face of said bodyadjacent said one end thereof for limiting the extensile movement ofsaid extension, and stop means on the inner face of the closed end ofsaid extension and engageable with the open end of said body to limitthe contractile movement of said extension.

VEDA M. SAGE. IRMA C. PLANT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 691,134 Gully Jan. 14, 1902938,015 Nally Oct. 26, 1909 2,330,711 Higginbotham Sept. 28, 1943 .Nex

